Be not afraid
Be not afraid
Turn in your terror for reverent awe
Be not afraid

Chorus:
This is the good news of joy
This is the good news of joy
This is the good news of great joy for everyone
Good news for everyone

This day is born
This day is born
In David's city your Savior is born
To you is born

CHORUS

Chorus:
Glory, sang the angels,
To God in the heavenly heights
And peace on earth to all those
In whom God delights
In whom God delights!

There they sat in the darkness
Watching over the flocks
Suddenly they were blinded
By reverence and shock
A messenger of the Lord appeared,
With God's own glory ablaze
I bring you good news, so don't be afraid!

Forever, You, Lord, are my shepherd
You open Your home;
There's nothing I need
Lifelong, You make me lie down
Contentment and rest
You have a home made for me

Chorus:
Your justice and mercy,
They comfort me; they comfort me.
I fear no evil, no misery,
For You are with me, yes, You are with me

I know I'm getting on in years
Not many mornings left to go
I don't take any day for granted
Each is a precious gift, I know

But when another falls to shadows
It's time to grieve with those they've known
This plague has made it even harder
We bear our sadness so alone!

Chorus:
For Paradise awaits
All who sleep in You
One day we all will wake
Remade and named anew
But now we mourn,
So give us, Lord,
A chance to laugh and cry
To gather with Your people
And simply say goodbye

Darkness fell
Like nothing I'd known before
An unexpected war
Cut off my lifelines

Food and song,
Shared with beloved friends,
Came to a crashing end
Now tell me, who am I?

Chorus:
But when we go through the desert lands
You help us see
Every bloom comes from Your hands 

Let us take up the mantle
Of those who have suffered before us
Knowing there's no comparing
Our days of disease to their pain
Our afflictions are real
And all that we feel
Is not just imagined distress
But He's promised us joy
So let's rest in His faithfulness

We were scattered to survive
Seeds sent underground alive
Will we grow, or will we die
Buried alone?

Is this strange, unknowing dark
Just a grave, or saving ark?
Will we still know who we are
In this new home?

Chorus:
Lord, give life to us, scattered far and wide
With so much uncertain, help us trust You to provide
Lord, give life to us, fill this empty time
Help our roots grow deeper into rivers of Your life

The Lord is with you; He won't forsake you
Our God is making all things new
So be courageous; be bold and fearless
What He has promised, He will do
Oh, from His wealth he brings joy;
And from His beauty He gives blessing
In our distress we hear His voice;
The Lord is with You.

So much has been taken from our people
Taken from our families and friends
So how can we believe in new beginnings,
When so much sweet comes to a bitter end?
We will find reminders of redemption,
We will speak and sing the sacred truth
That when the darkness on us has descended
The Light will rise again and lead us through

Refrain:
Rejoice! The Lord has done great things!
Rejoice! The Lord has done great things!
The good news is the hist'ry of the healing that He brings
Rejoice! The Lord has done great things.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green grass.
He leads me beside the waters so still.
He gives me my own soul back.

Chorus:
Surely goodness and mercy
Will follow me all of my days
And forevermore
In the house of the Lord
I’ll find an abiding place

For the honor and sake of His name alone
He guides me in righteous paths
I fear no evil, though I walk
Through valleys of dark and death

I can't do this alone
I need you to come near
Sit with me today
There's nothing to say
Just don't disappear

It's a long, hard road
That the Lord walks with us
It's a miracle true
After all we've been through
He can teach us to trust

CHORUS:
In a cold, dark world
That's broken by sin
Any hint of hope
Is like a candle within
We are not alone;
Christ whispers our story:
The threads of our pain,
Tattered and frayed,
He weaves into glory

Little child, arise
Little child, arise
There is a Hand that’s reaching out for you
Little child, arise
Little child, arise
And hear the Shepherd’s voice ring out
So if you know His voice, sing out!

Chorus:
Blessing and glory,
Wisdom, thanksgiving,
Honor and power and might
Be to our God
Forever and ever;
With heaven we sing day and night

We are walking in the deep, deep dark
Stagger suddenly beneath this weight
Has the future ever seemed so stark?
Have you ever felt your heart so ache?

But the light that flows into these shadowlands
Only the passion of God could create
He will lift off your burden to let you stand
This is the peace for which we wait

Chorus:
Wake up, wake up, and sing a new song
Glory to God, here comes the True Dawn
Wake up, wake up, and sing a new song

Refrain:
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will not carry fear, for You are here with me
I will not carry fear, for You are here with me

My Shepherd is the Lord; He makes me lie down in green pastures.
My Shepherd is the Lord; He leads me beside still pools.
My Shepherd is the Lord; He guides me along right paths
My Shepherd is the Lord; Bringing honor to His name

Out of chaos comes creation; out of cynicism, hope
A living, breathing, testifying army comes from a pile of bones
A bunch of clay becomes a human; out of he, a she
He turns the mourning into dancing,
As morning follows eve, morning follows eve

Chorus:
And He has reassured me, time and time again,
I cannot chase Him elsewhere, or scare off His right hand
And when I’m feeling dirty, and push everyone away,
He calms and cleans my spirit, and creates a brand new day

Waking up is the hardest part 
The sound of alarm is the lead of my heart
The silence seduces me back towards sleep;
Desire to have you alive comes, so selfishly

I never thought much before
About the value of your support
The knowledge that you would hold me until I cried
I cannot call up these tears
Though I'm surrounded by so many fears
The missing of your laughter leaves me cold, so cold

Can you live with the mystery?
Can you explain all that's inside of me?
Is it foolish to base your living belief
Only on what we can measure to be?

I have been to the ending of my understanding,
Where myst'ry begins
If I limit my living to what I can master,
I close myself in
I'm turning my back on the Source of the Wind

Good morning, God.  I'm glad to see You've lifted up the sun again.
It's a long, long time since the clouds rolled by and refreshed me with Your rain (reign).
Good day, my Friend--I'm looking for the ways that You've displayed Your grace,
Weaving, thread by thread, from beginning to the end, in this tapestry of days.

And I love You, so I sing it loud, for a lot of folks to hear
And I need You, 'cause alone I'm feasting only on my fear